Warning: I’m going to use statistics here, which is dangerous for a non-math person like me. But I have scientific backup, so I’m not crazy.
I’ve never used to use lotion on my legs regularly, but we got a giant bottle a while ago from a box of stuff from Lloyd’s uncle and I used it. Turns out it makes your legs less scaly. Who knew?
Anyway, when I was nearing the end of the first bottle, I was mad because the pump stopped working and obviously there was a lot left in there. I tried all the gimmicks to eek out the contents – shaking, wiping the sides with the pump stick, I even contemplated making a tiny spatula – then I just cut it open. I thought I was being quite ingenious, considering I got two more week’s worth of lotion out of there, but apparently people have been doing this for ages. Consumer Reports says that 25 – 33% of mustard, lotion, toothpaste, conditioner, etc. is left behind in the bottle.
Well, not around here, CR. Not around here.
uf! it’s really that bad?! wow! I guess I’ll have to do that now, but how did you keep it from drying out?
I just like the shorty bottle. It says: “I hold a daily-use toiletry, but I can be fun, too!”
I use cetaphil which comes in a tub, so at least with the lotion I’m all clear. Hmmm… what other items might I be leaving some behind in?
Probably mustard, toothpaste, conditioner and etc.
I always cut things open. Well. Toiletries. I don’t cut open mustard bottles…because. Ew. And I use a ruler to squish all the available toothpaste without cutting it open. Because, I have limits to my crazy.
And, Amy, I keep mine from drying out by doing what Lauren’s picture shows -- keep the other half of the bottle as a “lid”. It works well enough.
Beth, the container store has an awesome little devise that will squeeze the toothpaste out for you.
Check this out
http://www.containerstore.com/search/result.htm?query=toothpaste+squeezer&x=0&y=0
I had this happen on some fancy-lad shaving cream and I was mad. I called and e-mailed the company to complain and guess what they did . . . NOTHING! I was still mad. So then I showed them, I bought a bigger tub ($$$) of the shaving cream in a different container that allows me to use all of it without cutting the container open. Hah! Take that shaving cream company!
Ha! You win for best use of the phrase ‘fancy-lad’. I laughed out loud!
I laughed out loud too! Brady-you funny!
I’m going to see how many times I can incorporate that phrase into my conversations today…I like saying it, fancy-lad … fancy-lad!!
Did you just use a big ole knife or a big honkin’ scissors or what?
Scissors. I’d call them my ‘good’ scissors but I really don’t have a pair of those anymore -- what with my cutting into plastic and such.
The tag cloud just caught my eye… I saw beverage and closet. But I mashed them together and thought you had a tag category of cleavage! Hahaha
I think Kristi is the official tagger. Lets see if she can work something up…
Why not just have a cleavage category?
Yeah, right after the ‘elective surgery’ category.
I don’t even want to touch this one. “And, by the way, they’re real.”
And they’re SPECTACULAR!
Oh, Seinfeld, why’d you have to leave us?